Fang Qing walked to Gu Yuan’s side and pointed at the Xuanlan Sword. "Are you going to choose this sword?"Gu Yuan nodded. "Yes. For some reason this sword gives me a strange feeling."A premonition of the World’s Progeny? It was surprisingly accurate.Satisfied that the World’s Progeny’s instinct had been confirmed, Fang Qing nodded to Gu Yuan and said casually, "Then choose it. Your feeling probably won’t be wrong."Gu Yuan touched the token to the sphere around the Xuanlan Sword and easily took the sword out. He then said to Fang Qing, "Let’s go. Don’t keep Brother Luo waiting too long."Watching Gu Yuan casually claim the Xuanlan Sword without obstruction, Fang Qing inwardly remarked, no wonder he’s the World’s Progeny — a divine weapon recognizes him so easily.After that thought, she answered Gu Yuan coolly, "Mm."…[Contracted Member swallowed the Body-Tempering Pill; Stamina attribute increased by 1.][Contracted Member swallowed the Concentration Pill; Intelligence attribute increased by 1.]…In the room assigned to her by the Fire-Gold Sect, Fang Qing took the edible pills they had given her.Those pills were mostly to raise physical constitution and spiritual energy. She swallowed all the pills that increased bodily attributes, but she did not take the Qi-gathering pills.The reason was simple: zhenqi (true qi) was something she refined through bodily energy and cultivation methods; lingqi (spiritual energy) was absorbed from the world by the root and cultivation techniques. The difference between the two was vast, so Fang Qing could not ingest a Gathering Qi Pill unless it was specifically made for a martial artist.Although the Gathering Qi Pills were useless to her, among the sect’s pills there was one that would take effect for her.Item name: Tiwu PillType: Single-use itemEffect: Temporarily increases悟性 (comprehension), duration one hour.Fang Qing planned to use this pill later; for now she intended to look through the book in her hand.After selecting implements, the three of them had gone to the pill-refining rooms, taken the pills, then visited the Spell Pavilion and borrowed a few spell manuals before returning near the Fire Hall.As disciples of the sect master, living near the sect master was reasonable.Fang Qing and Gu Yuan lived separately, but not far apart — only a dozen metres or so — since Luo Tiangan had only two disciples so far; they were essentially neighbors.After entering her room, Fang Qing pulled out the books she had borrowed from the Spell Pavilion.They were all manuals of blade techniques, and Fang Qing’s reason for choosing them was simple: she hoped to gain inspiration. Cultivation techniques should differ from what she already knew; take the useful parts and discard the dross — that was her plan.Opening a book titled Yanlang Blade Techniques, Fang Qing read attentively.…Within Gu Yuan’s sea of consciousness, Master Mo stood with his hands behind his back, watching the golden dragon and listening to Gu Yuan speak behind him."Master Mo, what is the origin of this sword? Why do I have this odd feeling?" Gu Yuan asked.Master Mo answered with a hint of meaning in his tone. "This sword should be a replica. The object it copied is a sword named Xuanlan — someone’s life-binding weapon in the past."Gu Yuan nodded in understanding, then asked, "What does the odd feeling mean?"Master Mo turned his face, half-obscured by white light, toward Gu Yuan and said slowly, "Perhaps you have some connection with it… Enough. I won’t say more. Do you still wish to learn spellcraft?"Since Master Mo did not want to continue, Gu Yuan stopped asking. He spoke solemnly, "Master Mo, I want to learn Water."A faint curve lifted Master Mo’s mouth; then he asked as if knowing the answer, "Why? You possess a Five-Element spirit root — you could study all five major arts.""People’s energy is limited. Rather than practice all five, it’s better to specialize in one," Gu Yuan explained.Master Mo asked, "Why choose Water?""Water nourishes all things and can also overwhelm mountains and seas. Therefore I choose it."Master Mo nodded slightly and said seriously, "Very well! I will teach you the Water techniques you desire. How much you comprehend will depend on you."Gu Yuan met Master Mo’s gaze firmly and nodded.…Fang Qing gave Wu Qian a slight swing and emitted a small Yanlang — a wave of flame carrying a streak of blackness.The Yanlang issued from the blade’s edge and dissipated quickly.Watching it, Fang Qing sheathed Wu Qian and considered the move’s viability.She had produced that wave using zhenqi according to the method in the book. Because she had not used much zhenqi the power was negligible. Also, since her zhenqi carried the attribute of deathly stillness, the Yanlang contained a trace of death qi; its effect would therefore differ from what the book described.Remembering these points, Fang Qing decided to formally test it the next day.She put the borrowed books away, lay on her bed, embraced Wu Qian and crawled under the covers.She had an important task to do tomorrow, so it was best to rest early.That task had been told to her by Luo Hong: as disciples of the sect master and as those to stand opposite Ren Yongnian, a grand public disciple-accepting ceremony was necessary.Tomorrow the Fire-Gold Sect would hold a formal discipleship ceremony, where she and Gu Yuan would appear together and declare their identities and strength to everyone.Yes — tomorrow she would also have to fight several matches with Gu Yuan.Of course, those challengers were plants arranged by Luo Hong, so the fights would be easy. The important thing was to make it look impressive and dignified.…The next day — the eleventh day since Fang Qing had arrived in this world — she rose early to prepare for the discipleship ceremony.She did not wait long in her room before someone knocked on her door.Fang Qing opened the door to find a female disciple ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) in Fire-Gold Sect robes. Her long hair flowed and her features were plain and elegant. She smiled faintly."Young junior sister Fang, hello. My name is Yu Hui. You may call me Senior Sister Yu."Fang Qing nodded and asked directly, "What did you come for?"Yu Hui kept her light smile and said, "I’m here to arrange your appearance.""Arrange my appearance?""Yes. As a protagonist of the discipleship ceremony, you must be properly dressed.""Did Luo Hong send you?""Guess." Yu Hui’s expression did not change.Seeing Yu Hui’s face, Fang Qing knew she had indeed been sent by Luo Hong.Probably because her casual bearing had drawn Luo Hong’s attention, he had sent someone to dress her properly; at least they wanted her to look the part.Fang Qing felt some displeasure. She had once been male; even now as a woman she should retain some of that former style. She would not accept being made to look flashy and frilly.Whether things would go as she imagined remained to be seen, so she kept her dissatisfaction hidden and spoke with a flat tone, "If Luo Hong sent you, then come in."She stepped back from the doorway and sat on a chair.Yu Hui entered and closed the door behind her. She took from Fang Qing’s storage ring a piece of clothing and, holding it up, smiled at Fang Qing."Junior sister Fang, put this on."

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